Tuesday, April 22, 2008

home

I guess all good things must end. Our spring break seemed to go by too quickly. The same sort of things happened this year as did last year. We pretty much do the exact same things at my parents every year and seriously they would all be a big blur if it wasn't for the children getting older. And hence, things getting easier.There were early morning sunrises.Fishing on the dock. Charlie can now do the entire thing on his own. Even the release using the needle nose pliers, a huge accomplishment.Kayaking. It was the first year Charlie took his own.A lot of swimming. In the ocean and the pool.Knitting. Of course there was knitting!And our evening trips to the boardwalk for ice cream.

47 comments:

Oh they will remember each moment! Isn't it great to provide such lovely memories for our children. Zoe just turned three so my thoughts these days when we do an activity or go out on a special outing are "will she remember this now?maybe next year?maybe now?" somehow her being able to remember and not just me makes it even more special.ohhhhh love the beach shot...I miss those waves and sand! We really need a vacation!

Your Spring Break sounds like our end-of-summer beach trip,done every year, right before school starts. DH's family has gone to the same beach since before he was born, and now our kids are reaping the benefits of long,unstructured days, hours of wave riding, walking to the pier every night for ice cream, long games of gin rummy with Grandma (now 95) and soaking up all that beauty of the ocean. It's just the BEST!!! Thanks for sharing your pictures.

welcome home. lovely photos and memories to post. sometimes -- when looking at photos or recalling a favorite memory -- i really wish that i could freeze time and keep the kids young. then, there are times where i think that life would be SO much easier on me once they're older.but really, does it get easier? i think that yeah, i might not be changing diaper and chasing after a toddler, but i'll be worrying about curfews and unable to chase after teenagers.

Welcome back! How great that is! I think it's fun to do the same vacation, where there's a yearly routine. We have that when we hit the family beach cabins each summer. Each one has its own stuff that must be done, and the kids totally anticipate everything. "First we'll walk to Mo's for lunch, then we'll go to the tide pools. After that we'll go to the bakery and get the Haystack bread." The best part is that it's the same as my childhood vacations too - same house, same places. So much fun.

What great pics. I'm sure your children will cherish those memories. We go to Maine every year with my parents, brother and his family and we all stay in the same house together and it is so great being all together.Of course my Mom does a lot of the work for us all so we really get a break. Love the knitting.

Glad you had a good time & enjoyed the pics. - would love to see more. Your family reminds me of mine. My sister & I & our families (two boys each ages 10-16) always take a vacation to the beach with our parents. We have the best time! The pic. of your kids & your parents along the boardwalk...you will cherish forever!